Adding sugar to tobacco?

[captainbob]

I agree!

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[unfinished]

I think I found a candidate, C&D #517F(or R). They are lemon virginias, said to have the highest natural sugar content, too bad this one is air cured..... Thank you for all your advice.

 

[unfinished]

I probably shouldn't e-mail Cornell & Diehl for customization anytime soon. Graig Tarler, the founder, passed away last tuesday.

 

[unfinished]

How did it taste? I'm trying to find a high sugar tobacco to age and NOT ADDING SUGAR onto....

 

[shroedingerscat]

I've tried my hand at blending and I discovered real quick that blending tobacco is a very highly skilled artform. I did OK on simple stuff, like a little Virginia and Latakia, but for complex (and wonderful) blends like Mississippi River, Frog Morton, Captain Black, etc...you're better off leaving it to the professionals like Russ at Pipes and Cigars.
If you want something sweet, try Lord Methley from 4 Noggins.com. It is the sweetest blend I have ever smoked. My favorite sweet aromatics are Gawith-Hoggert's Bob's Chocolate Flake, Sam Gawith's Chocolate Flake, Kendall Cream Flake, and scented Broken Scotch Cake, Seattle Pipe Club's Seattle Evening (wonderfully sweet and smokey), Peterson's Killarney, and McClelland's Cream Vanilla Flake.

 

[tarheel1]

Wow thread necro posting. Nothing like replying to a 3 year old thread. Got all excited thinking captianbob was posting.

 

[lordofthepiperings]

Why do cigar guys think that relative humidity should be a focus of pipe tobacco?

 

[cosmicfolklore]

It is generalizations. If RH is a factor for one tobacco, why not all of them. But, the main reason (in my mind) for watching RH is cigars is that a dry cigar gets crunchy and destroys the wrap, which leads to holes and a poor smoking cigar. RH also is attributed to aging and several other aspects, but dryness is the main reason, IMO.

RH and pipe tobacco are different, except in maybe just a mere couple of ways. I think that dry tobacco ages poorly, if aging is your objective. However, when it comes to putting match to leaf RH doesn't work in the same way.
It's like when they say a little knowledge is dangerous...

 

[okiescout]

Simenon, it is not a molasses flavor but I would encourage you to try Nordings Hunter- Labrador Blend.

From the P&C site:
Nording Hunter Blend Labrador is a typically Danish-styled aromatic blend, featuring wonderful bright Virginias mixed with mellow Burleys and rounded out by soft, sweet black Cavendish. The warm and comforting essences of caramel and hazelnuts add a subtle influence to the flavor and create an amazing room note. This is a really cool smoking aromatic with a great flavor that I believe tastes a great deal as advertised. It has a maple thread to me but that may be my taste buds

 

[cosmicfolklore]

It looks like Simenon hasn't been around for three years or so.

 

[okiescout]

I heavily spritzed 5 lbs of Daughter's Of Ryan Wind Sail Silver Va with a portion of honey flavored bourbon (gifted to me). I transferred it a quart jar at a time into a tub for the spritzing and then back into the cleaned jars. It was pretty wet. I have been ageing it for the better part of a year now. It has not become moldy (which has been a surprise based on what I was told at the time) but I think it may be somewhat of a disappointment in regards to the added flavor (the prevailing wisdom) when it is finally smoked. It was on sale for a song (very very dry when it arrived) and if it is nothing more than aged Va I figure it was a fun experiment. I have about a case of it and in 5 or 6 years I will open a jar and find out.

 

[hooboy]

Well I have a different take....

If you want to experiment borrow or steal one of the wifes slowcookers ( she will not want it back)

Then add tobacco, Virginias are a good choice!
set the cooker for approx, 6 hours on low add your idea to the mix.

You can add anything you can think of, LET it DRY OUT! some will be smokable and SOME NOT!
There had to be someone that tried the topnotes in the beginnings, RIGHT?

Who Knows You might come up with a winner!

If you don't At least you will get it out of your system

hoo

 

[jitterbugdude]

You can add anything you can think of, LET it DRY OUT

No.. keep it moist. The Maillard Reaction is what drives this and you need water for it to work. An easier method is to fill a few mason jars with a Virginia, seal them and cook them in a pressure cooker for about 4 hours. The result will be something like candied tobacco.

 

[mso489]

I think aromatic tobaccos give people the impression that pipe smoking is a sort of cuisine, adding food ingredients and flavorings. Sprinkle a little loose cut on your cereal. No sugar, please.

 

[hooboy]

Not an aromatic fan BUT, a lot of blends have sugar added in the blending process'

hoo

 

[deathmetal]

A lot of people prefer Big Macs to real hamburgers, too...
or use Apple computers

 

[jpmcwjr]

Correct: Macintosh=Aged Penzance; PC=Mixture 79.
Touché!

 

[deathmetal]

Penzance is Mixture 79.

 

[sugarcane1]

I smoked half&half recently, and I think they use some molasses. It was pretty good. IMO